Yellow fever vaccine
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21 September 2020
Safety in Lactation: Vaccines and antisera
Although vaccines and toxoids (diphtheria and tetanus) are considered to be compatible with breastfeeding, their use should be limited to those situations where there is… Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Cholera vaccine Diphtheria + Tetanus + Pertussis + Poliomyelitis vaccine Diphtheria + Tetanus + Poliomyelitis vaccine Hepatitis A vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine Human papillomavirus vaccine Influenza vaccine Measles + Mumps + Rubella vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine Rabies vaccine Tetanus vaccine Tuberculin purified protein derivative Typhoid vaccine Varicella vaccine Yellow fever vaccineRefrigerated Storage
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21 October 2020
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Lactation Safety Information
Live attenuated vaccine
Yellow fever encephalitis has been reported in 3 infants due to breast milk transmission of virus from the vaccine. All infants recovered
Administration to breastfeeding women should be avoided except where exposure to yellow fever viruses cannot be avoided or postponed
Yellow fever vaccination is contraindicated in infants aged up to 5 months, and should be used only when risk of exposure to yellow fever is very high in infants aged 6 to 8 months
16 September 2020